Fuzzy's Taco Shop

Fuzzy's Taco Shop is an American fast casual restaurant chain specializing in Baja-style Mexican cuisine. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, Fuzzy's operates more than 150 locations in 16 states.

Fuzzy's Taco Shop
IndustryRestaurant
GenreFast casual
Founded2001 (2001)
Headquarters
Fort Worth, Texas
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United States
Number of locations
150+
ProductsBaja-Style Mexican food
Websitefuzzystacoshop.com

History

In 2001, Paul Willis opened the first Fuzzy's Taco Shop on West Berry Street in Fort Worth, Texas, near the campus of Texas Christian University.[1] It was purchased in 2003 by Chuck and Alan Bush[2], who opened the brand's second restaurant in East Fort Worth in 2007 before launching a rapid expansion of the chain through franchising that focused primarily on locations near college campuses before branching out into other areas.[3]

The brand opened its 50th location in 2012[4] and its 100th location in 2016 - just months after selling a 70% stake to Atlanta-based private equity group NRD Capital Management.[5]

Fuzzy's surpassed 150 locations in early 2019[6], and now operates restaurants in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia. The company has announced plans to surpass 200 locations by 2021.[7]

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References
  1. "Founder of Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Paul Willis, is Dead at 48". D Magazine. December 12, 2013.
  2. "Longtime head of Fort Worth-born Fuzzy's Taco Shop steps down". Dallas Morning News. September 8, 2016.
  3. "One to Watch: Fuzzy's Taco Shop". QSR Magazine. March 2012.
  4. "Fuzzy's Taco Shop & the Big 5-O". Dallas Morning News. January 23, 2012.
  5. "Fort Worth-founded Fuzzy's Taco Shop opens 100th store". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. August 22, 2016.
  6. "Fuzzy's Taco Shop Expands, Surpasses 150 Locations". QSR Magazine. February 8, 2019.
  7. "This Fort Worth chain is building a nationwide empire one Fuzzy Taco at a time". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 19, 2019.
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